Where did you buy yout TV from?? I'm guessing Circuit City? Did you get an EW?? If not call the store you bought it from, CC honors the 1 yr warranty, they will fix it or give you another. Have you tried to contact them, or is this contempt prior to investigation?? I did that with a Sony LCD without problems.

Remember this is just a TV, your problems could be alot worse.

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As I said repeatedly, I had this TV for 5+ months, so it's Way past return policy at any stores!

And, how am I lucky? I am not understanding what makes me lucky to have a TV fail on me later than other people have it day 1 or first 3 months?

I couldn't even return it to the Store anymore!

If anything I AM NOT Lucky, at all! I have to pay for Shipping & Handling to Olevia to Fix my TV now (Unless it's firmware issue, then it need to come out ASAP)

Then what? I get another TV from Olevia, who knows how good that will be?

I just want to chime as someone who owns two Olevia tvs, one of which for over 1 1/2 years, and have had NO problems. Does that mean they will last forever? Who knows..

I am sorry that you are having this bad experience, but f-ing grow up. Calling people out sayin they work for Olevia? And you've left about 15 posts whining about your situation, repeating the same crap over and over again. Here's an idea...do something about it! If it's that bad, get a replacement. I know it has a one-year warranty.

Hey guys I have a question about the qam tuner
What do you guys use to tune into channels? Its really wierd. I get a lot of channels when I do standard search for channels, but most of them say "no picture" at the bottom right
I am suppsoed to get tnt hd, espn hd, msg hd etc but all I get are 1-13.
The cable I use to hook up to the tv isnt rg-6 though. Could it be a problem with the cable istelf and not the tv? I mean its really wierd, because I have around 200 channels from around 90-116 which are mostly "no picture"
The hd channels which I spoke of before that I dont get arent .1 under the sd channel
So is it the cable? Or is it somethign with my tv?

you won't get EPSN HD, or discovery HD, unless your cable operator doesn't encrypt them. But most if not every cable operator i've seen so far encrypts those channels. Mainly you'll only get to see your local channels in HD.

I have to comment on the performance of this unit when used as a monitor...

wow!

...after seeing a Viewsonic connected to a laptop in office depot the other day (this is Viewsonic now who makes a great deal of pc monitors) it couldn't touch this set! I mean it was two different worlds!

Now, if I could only figure out how to get GRAW to play at 1024x768 without cutting the pictre down I'd be without issues of any real issues of any kind.

BTW, I liked it so much I ended up getting another for the bedroom! For $440 it can't be beat!

I do wish there were more support for this set on this forum but I guess if the majority of owners aren't having any issues to speak of it...

I'm confused... how do you pick up unencrypted HD channels from Cable? Do you just connect a regular coaxial cable to your tuner? That doesn't seem to make sense to me. Also, does anyone have/can anyone take pictures of their Olevia? I want to get a better idea of what their TVs look like, but all the stores that carry it split their HD signal like... 50 times, which completely ruins the picture.

I just want to chime as someone who owns two Olevia tvs, one of which for over 1 1/2 years, and have had NO problems. Does that mean they will last forever? Who knows..

I am sorry that you are having this bad experience, but f-ing grow up. Calling people out sayin they work for Olevia? And you've left about 15 posts whining about your situation, repeating the same crap over and over again. Here's an idea...do something about it! If it's that bad, get a replacement. I know it has a one-year warranty.

I've been looking around for quite some time to find the hole pattern for the mount. I've been getting conflicting results using google and whatnot with some saying its 200X100 mm or 200x400 mm.

Could someone please verify this for me?

The pattern on my 232V is the 200x100 VESA pattern except that it doesn't have the middle holes, meaning it's got four holes 200mm horizontally spaced and 100mm vertically spaced. The two VESA-pattern holes in the middle horizontally aren't there. I used a third party articulating wall mount (a very nice one from Costco for about $89) and I used its large VESA plate and the four holes that were there.

No. Do you work for one of their competitors and you're just trying to badmouth Olevia products?

Your name calling really got on my good side and really makes me want to help you. Fer sure.

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It is pretty Obvious, that if you read this thread. Many of people were complaining about either Green Tint issue, or the Fuzzy/Blurry video quality earlier on. Like 1-3 months from November.

"Many" from a forum point of view where most posts are for the purpose of complaining, but I don't think a majority of all the posters on all 19 pages have had the 'green problem' (many don't even use the component interface where it has been seen) , and not a large number compared to the number of units sold. You read all 19 pages of postings?

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What I did to get this to happen?

Set probably picked up on your karma.

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Now, I don't know why people Aren't replying to this thread anymore, I wonder? Maybe people returned this TV and got another Brand?

Dunno. We've still got the one I bought for my wife in our bedroom. She
still loves it so far.

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And, the actual people still owning this TV that dies after just 5 months of owning, WTF is the wrong with this quality and DON'T you defend it!!! Most of other products I bought lasted for YEARS without such crappy problems!

In most cases I'd have sympathy for someone who pays good money and gets crap in return. Don't know why but I don't feel that way for you just now.

Yep we couldn't agree more with you Marc. Not only does Olevia have a 1 year warranty, but it's also a in-house warranty, so all they have to do is make a simple phone call, but they'll probably just wait until the warranty runs out - so they can complain more

We've got a 37" 537H Olivia an it's hands down the best TV we've ever owned! At $699 it was a steal

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I have to comment on the performance of this unit when used as a monitor...

wow!

Yep, they are an amazing monitor. We're using ours @ 1360x768 via the HDMI input and the picture is razor sharp and crystal clear. I used to drool over the Apple 30" - but this 37" Olivia is even better. Whenever someone comes over to see it their first three words are usually "oh my God!"

Interesting post.
Looking at the circuit city special for this week, i'm about to pull the trigger on the 232 today.
I understand that the 232 does not have a in-home warranty which is making me anxious.
Also, I have a 10% off coupon for CC which makes the deal even more attractive.

so, i'm on the fence between a CC 232 and an online vendor for a 532.

initial plans are to buy a 32" and use it in the living room until BF.
Then, during black friday, move this tv to the bedroom and buy either a 42/50" for the main room.

I would also upgrade to the dish vip622 this month, so that will take care of my hd signals.
seeing that once this olevia goes into the bedroom and will be fed through coax, i guess I do not care much about the hd quality of the set.
it is an all black bezel, has 1 hdmi for my divx player and is not a CRT and under 5 benjamins....i think that should be enough.

things are making me tremor a little bit to place the order
1) should I spend the $150 more and get a 532 from an online vendor
2) should I spend about $200 more and get a 537!
3) should I gamble and buy a refurb 232/532 online?

my citi cc will give me an additional warranty of 1 yr in either case.
but, if I have to ship my 232 out, it will cost $100!!!

I'd say buy it for CC. get the 10% off. You don't like it, you've got 30 days to return it.

Nothing better than buying it local and giving it a try.

- Josh

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Interesting post.
Looking at the circuit city special for this week, i'm about to pull the trigger on the 232 today.
I understand that the 232 does not have a in-home warranty which is making me anxious.
Also, I have a 10% off coupon for CC which makes the deal even more attractive.

so, i'm on the fence between a CC 232 and an online vendor for a 532.

initial plans are to buy a 32" and use it in the living room until BF.
Then, during black friday, move this tv to the bedroom and buy either a 42/50" for the main room.

I would also upgrade to the dish vip622 this month, so that will take care of my hd signals.
seeing that once this olevia goes into the bedroom and will be fed through coax, i guess I do not care much about the hd quality of the set.
it is an all black bezel, has 1 hdmi for my divx player and is not a CRT and under 5 benjamins....i think that should be enough.

things are making me tremor a little bit to place the order
1) should I spend the $150 more and get a 532 from an online vendor
2) should I spend about $200 more and get a 537!
3) should I gamble and buy a refurb 232/532 online?

my citi cc will give me an additional warranty of 1 yr in either case.
but, if I have to ship my 232 out, it will cost $100!!!

Yep we couldn't agree more with you Marc. Not only does Olevia have a 1 year warranty, but it's also a in-house warranty, so all they have to do is make a simple phone call, but they'll probably just wait until the warranty runs out - so they can complain more

We've got a 37" 537H Olivia an it's hands down the best TV we've ever owned! At $699 it was a steal

Yep, they are an amazing monitor. We're using ours @ 1360x768 via the HDMI input and the picture is razor sharp and crystal clear. I used to drool over the Apple 30" - but this 37" Olivia is even better. Whenever someone comes over to see it their first three words are usually "oh my God!"

I am sorry but there is no way its better than the apple 30 inch. That display is capable of 1440p output! there isnt even any 1440p video source yet!

I'm confused... how do you pick up unencrypted HD channels from Cable? Do you just connect a regular coaxial cable to your tuner? That doesn't seem to make sense to me. Also, does anyone have/can anyone take pictures of their Olevia? I want to get a better idea of what their TVs look like, but all the stores that carry it split their HD signal like... 50 times, which completely ruins the picture.

Yes that is exactly what you do. Simply put in the coax cable and autosearch for channels.

Interesting post.
Looking at the circuit city special for this week, i'm about to pull the trigger on the 232 today.
I understand that the 232 does not have a in-home warranty which is making me anxious.
Also, I have a 10% off coupon for CC which makes the deal even more attractive.
...
my citi cc will give me an additional warranty of 1 yr in either case.
but, if I have to ship my 232 out, it will cost $100!!!
...

I think that the CC price is pretty good (especially if you can get one or more discounts) and I like the fact that it can be returned easily during the first 30 days if there is some problem early on.

I do agree that I would be more comfortable if it had the in-home service, but looking at FedEx Ground I think the shipping would be about $50 for me (south east to west coast). If something did go wrong I'd still be saving a fair amount over the price of the 532h.

Ok guys I just got this TV and I have been looking for a wall mount. I went through this thread and saw someone has a VERSA 200x100 mount and it works fine. I have a question if these would work as well?

I guess we're not supposed to post prices here, but I hope I can at least say that I picked up a 432V at Office Depot last weekend on an unadvertised clearance special and got a great deal! Check your local Office Depot if you have one nearby, it was significantly lower than the web price and it wasn't just the one store, I drove 10 miles north to get one still in the box as the one by my house where I found the deal only had the display model left.

Vizio VX32L HDTV vs. Olevia 232V LCD TV? Whats the best of the cheap 32's?
Hello everyone on AV forums. I was just wondering which is the best cheap 32 inch flat display out there right now.Anyone have any comments? Thanks for your help.

I just got one today. How do you watch analog cable TV? I installed the coax into the input and nothing shows up. There's no source for analog, aren't I suppose to get a snowy input for analog cable? The sources are HDMI, Component, VGA, S-Video and that's it?

Hi all,
Just picked up the set last night and plan to hook up to PC via VGA. I tried it through the standard Comcast (no box) and the TV detected some HD channels with black bars on both sides in full mode. Did I get a defect TV or is it normal since I don't have HD box?
Thanks in advance and sorry for noobie's question.